energy-releasing

energy-releasing
energy-releasing energy-releasing adj. 1. releasing energy. [Narrower terms: {exothermic (vs. endothermic), exothermal}]

Syn: exoergic. [WordNet 1.5]

2. catabolic. [prenominal] {constructive-metabolic}

Syn: destructive-metabolic(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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